hidden bar

Concealed drinking establishment

A hidden bar is a drinking establishment that conceals its entrance or doesn't advertise its location, requiring patrons to know where to look.

The concept revives Prohibition-era speakeasies, when bars hid from law enforcement.

Modern hidden bars use unmarked doors, secret passwords, or entrances through other businesses as an aesthetic choice: The hidden bar is behind a bookcase in the pizza shop.

Also called a speakeasy.

Related

password required · cocktail · craft cocktails · underground · back room · doorway · entrance · disguised · exclusive · velvet rope · nightlife · velvet · dim · low lighting · intimate · mixology · clandestine · bookcase

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Opposites
visibility and discoverability

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Small neighborhood tavern

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exclusivity and accessibility

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Licensed drinking establishment

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atmosphere/aesthetic

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Venue for cue sports

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG